Enrol For Prep 2025

The Department of Education has released an updated statewide Foundation (Prep) enrolment timeline for the 2025 school year.
The timeline advises families when and how to enrol their child into Foundation (Prep) at a Victorian government primary school, including Altona College.

 

All government primary schools will follow the timeline in 2024 to support Foundation (Prep) enrolments for the 2025 school year.

You can find information and resources about the timeline including the ‘Foundation (Prep) Enrolment Information Pack for Parents and Carers’ from Enrolling in Foundation (Prep) (available from 15 April 2024).

 

You will be able to apply to enrol your child in Foundation (Prep) 2025 at Altona College from 15 April 2024.

 

What you need to do:

1. Download the Foundation (Prep) enrolment information pack from Enrolling in Foundation (Prep) (available from 15 April 2024). This pack includes an application form, which you can also request from our school.
2. Submit an enrolment application for Foundation (Prep) by Friday 26 July 2024.
3. You will be notified of the outcome of your application between Monday 29 July and Friday 9 August 2024. If you receive an enrolment offer, you should contact our school to accept the offer by Friday 23 August 2024.
4. Take part in enrolment information and transition sessions during Term 4, 2024.
5. Prepare your child to start Foundation (Prep) from Thursday 30th January 2025 please note, that the first 4 Wednesdays of the term are rest days for Altona College prep students.  

Enrolment applications submitted after 26 July 2024 will be processed by our school as they are received, in accordance with the department’s Placement Policy.

 

 

Our Steps to Prep Program begins in Term 4, 2025 and is aimed at making each new Prep student feel comfortable, happy and eager to start the new school year in 2025. You will receive more information about our transition sessions in Term Four, 2025